ReLEx SMILE Surgery cost: India vs Malaysia
Eye Care (Ophthalmology) · How we collect and verify prices · USD conversions at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Side-by-side comparison
India
from
$831
Medanta - The Medicity · AAA
Malaysia
from
$1,950
Sunway Medical Centre · AAA
India starts ~57% lower — $831 vs $1,950 in Malaysia, both verified.
Cost
$831 New Delhi
Lowest price $1,950 Kuala Lumpur
$831–$1,560
Typical range $1,950–$3,910
$1,460 round trip
Est. flights $1,780 round trip
≈ $2,661 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $4,175 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
Medanta - The Medicity Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★4.2
Top hospital Sunway Medical Centre Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★4.7
★ 4.2
Patient rating ★ 4.7
✓ Accredited JCI accredited
Accreditation ✓ Accredited JCI accredited
1,250
Top hospital beds 724
8 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
Hospitals 25 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
5 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 24 Newsweek top 10
Destination
A grade
Health system A grade
#46 Numbeo Health Care Index
World rank #30 Numbeo Health Care Index
✓ Verified
Verified price ✓ Verified
Choose India if…
- Lower published price
- Cheaper all-in trip
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- Larger flagship hospital
Choose Malaysia if…
- Better-rated hospital
- More hospitals to choose from
- Higher world health rank
Each figure is a provider's published price, converted to USD at the dated rate above; a green ✓ marks a price fetched from a primary source and corroborated. All-in trip adds estimated flights and 5 nights' hotel from your set origin.